Electric-lantern attachment.



N. s. RICHMOND. ELECTRIC LANTERN ATTACHMENT.v

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30| I9|,4.

Patented Apr. 1.3, 1915` onirica.

ORMAN S. RICHMOND, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC-LANTERN ATTACHMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application mea March 3o, 1914. serial No.' 828,114.

and useful Improvement in Electric-Lan- I tern Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electric lanterns and has for its object to providea new and improved vdevice of this description.

One or' the obJects of my invention is to provide a lantern attachment which can be easily and quickly fastened to an ordinary single cell dry battery, thereby converting the battery into alantern.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is aV front view of a battery, with the attachment connected therewith; Fig. 2 is a side view in part section,.showing the method of fastening the attachment to the battery; Fig. 3 is a rear view of the attachment; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line L1--4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view showing'the attachment applied to a different form of battery.

Like numerals referto like parts throughout the several figures.

In carrying out my invention I provide a lamp socket 1, to which the electric lam-p 2 is connected. I prefer to provide a suitable reflector 3 for the lamp. The socketl is carried by a suitable support having the two insulated supporting members 4 and 5. These supporting members are connected to the ordinary terminals 6 and 7 of the battery cell. As herein illustrated the supporting members 4 and 5 are provided with holes 8 and 9 for the ends of the screws which form the terminals of the ordinary battery. The screws are placed through these holes and the nuts of the terminals placed on the screws and screwed down to make proper Contact. The supporting members 4 and 5 are separated the proper dis` tance by the insulating piece 10. The socket 1 is electrically connected with the supporting member 5 in any manner, as being attached thereto. rl`he supporting member 4 is provided with a switch 11 which is pivoted thereto in any desired manner, as at 12 and which is preferably provided with a projecting handle 13 so it may be'easily moved. This switch engages a Contact piece 14 which is electrically connected with a contact 15 associated with the socket 1 and arranged so that when the lamp 2 is in the socket one of its contacts will engage the contact 15. The other contact of the lamp engages the socket which is connected to the other terminal of the battery. The contact piecev 14 in the construction shown consists'of a screw which extends .through the supporting members 4: and 5 and theifnsulating piece 10, said contact piece being insulated from the supporting members by the bushing 16 and being held in position by the nut 17. The circuit is completed through the lamp by moving the switch 1T into contact with the contact piece 14. A suitable handle 18 is provided and connected with the attachment in any desired manner. As herein shown, this handle is connected to the support by means of the loop 19 associated with the supporting member 5. I prefer to connect the handle with the supporting member 5 so that it will be centrally located with relation to the battery. This -handle may be pivotaIl/yy connected with the supporting member 5 ,l

I have adapted the attachment fbi use with the two general styles ofordinary single cell dry battery, viz., the flush top battery and the battery -with the carbon element projecting above the top'.

I have shown the device applied tothe flush top battery in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and 'the other form of battery in Fig. 5. In ori der to adapt the attachment to these two batteries, I provide the supporting pieces 4 and-5, with the additional holes 8a and 9a. When the attachment is fastened to a Hush top battery, the terminal screws are placed in the holes 8 and 9. When the at# tachment is applied to the other battery, the terminal screws are placed through the holes 8a and 9, as shown in Fig. 5.

I have described in detail a particular construction embodying my invention, but it is of course evident that the parts may be varied and some of the parts omittedl and others used lwith parts not herein shown, without departing from the spirit of my. invention.

When the handle 18 is pivoted to the bottom of the supporting piece 5, I prefer to' provide it with the insulating pieces 18n which may simply'be rubberA tubes. These insulating pieces prevent the handle from A tery by fastening the supporting elements 4 and 5 to the terminal screws of the battery. By moving the switchll into contact with the contact piece 14, the circuit is completed through the lamp 'and the lamp lighted. The device may be easilyl carried about by means of the handle 18. rlhe supporting elements l and 5 may be made out of thin 'strips of metal so as to properly support thelamp at alsuitable distance above the top of the battery. .It will be seen that by means of this'device an electric lantern may be easily and quickly provided by simply connecting the attachment to the terminal screws of any ordinary singlecell dry battery. It will therefore be seen that when the battery runs down, it is only necessary to procure another battery and remove theattachment from the old electric battery andfasten it to the new battery.

lt will thus be seen that I have here provided an exceedingly cheap, eicient and durable attachment, by means of which an ordinary single dry cell battery may be instantly converted-into an electric lantern.

The device is small and'may be easily carried in the pocket or in a grip when traveling, thus permitting anyone to at any time provide himself with an electric lantern by simply purchasing an ordinary single dry cell battery and attaching the attachment thereto.

It will be noted that in this construction 'the supporting member is formed of three connecting sections, the end sections being current conducting members and the middle section being made of insulating material.

I claim: v

1. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lamp socket, asupport therefor having two supporting elements adapted to be electrically connected withthe terminals of the battery, a piece of insulating material connecting them together, one element conf neCtedwith one terminal of the`lamp socket,

a switch electrically connected with the other supporting element for alternately other terminal of the socket.

2. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lamp socket,a support therefor having two supporting elements adapted to be electrically connected with the terminals of the battery, a piece of insulating material connecting them together, one element conconnecting and disconnecting it from the l from apoint near the center of the battery 'sand acting as asupport for the battery when the attachment is attached thereto.

3. An electric lantern attachment compris- -ing a lamp socket, two stili supporting elements connected therewith said supporting elements adapted to be connected with the terminals of the battery, an insulating piece between said elements, a contact piece extending through said supporting elements and insulating piece, one end thereof forming one contact for the lamp socket, the other end thereof forming a switch contact and a movable switch connected with one of said supporting elements cooperating with said switch contact, the other terminal of the lamp socket electrically connected with the other supporting element.

4. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lampsocket, two stiftl supporting elements connected therewith said supporting elements adapted to be connected with the terminals of the battery, an insulating piece between said elements, through said supporting elements and binding them together, one end thereof forming one c'ontact for the lamp socket, the other end thereof forming a switch contact and a movable switch connected with one of said supporting elements cooperating with said switch contact,lthe other terminal of the lamp socket electrically connected with the other supporting element.

5. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lamp socket, two stili supporting elements connected therewith said supporting elements adapted to be connected with the terminals of the battery, an insulating piece between said elements, a contact piece extending through said supporting elements and insulating piece, ing one contact for the lamp socket, the other end thereof forming a switch and a movable switch connected with one of said supporting elements coperating with said switch contact and the other terminal of the lamp socket electrically connected with the other supporting element', a loop connected with one of said supporting elements and a handle attached to said loop.

6. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lamp socket, a rigid supporting piece therefor electrically connected with oneter mina] oi the socket, said supporting piece having its end bent at an angle to the main portion thereof, said bent portion provided with an opening to receive the terminal of a flat top carbon battery, the main portion of said support also provided with an opening a screw extending eoy one end thereof formto receive the terminal of abattery havingv one electrode projecting above the top thereof, and a connecting device for electrically connecting the other terminal of the socket with the other terminal of the battery, whereby the same attachment may be used with batteries of two different styles.

7. An electric lantern attachment comprising a lamp socket, two supporting elements connected therewith, said elements having their lower end bent in opposite directions, the bent end of one element having means for connecting a battery tcrminalat difieren't points along its length, the bent endA of the other element having means for connecting a battery terminal therewith, said latter element also `provided with means for connecting a battery terminal with. the other portion4 thereof, whereby the -device may be used on two Jforms of batteries and connections between the terminals of ythe lamp socket and said supporting elements, one of said connections being a movable connection Jopes of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the which may be used to make and break the circuit.

8. An electric lantern attachment comprising a supporting member formed of three connecting sections, each being composed of current conducting material, and the middle section of insulating material, each et said end sections being adapted to engageA at its free extremity abattery terminal, a lamp socket carried `on said supporting member, one terminal of said socket being connected with one of said sections, and a contact device on the other of said end sections adapted( to make and break contact with the other terminal of the socket.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 18th day of March, 1914.

NORMAN S. RICHMOND.

Witnesses:

Bnssln S, Bron, Bnss MAWHINEY.

i' Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. C.

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